Miami-Dade’s sheriff, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, has publicly opposed plans to transform the city into a real version of Grand Theft Auto 6’s Vice City, as the “fictional world” of the Miami pastiche “includes murder, robbery, drug trafficking, carjacking, violence against law enforcement” and “other conduct” that the police department works “every…

Exodus, the sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment founded by ex-BioWare folks, certainly looks like a spiritual successor to Mass Effect. As BioWare continues to work on the upcoming fifth game in the series, Archetype is creating its own sci-fi shooter space opera with Wizards of the Coast, and one very…

Last month, after years of waiting and plenty of leaks, Rockstar finally unveiled the first official gameplay of Grand Theft Auto 6 via an extended trailer that premiered first on Netflix before hitting other platforms like YouTube. The trailer features what you would expect in a new GTA game, including…

The extraordinary story behind boomer-shooter immersive sim Fortune’s Run has just taken another tragic turn. The cult-hit game that once saw its development paused while its lead developer, Dizzie, went to prison for a year is now reported to be “cancelled” entirely, on account of her claims that Steam is…

Trump’s White House recently added an “arcade” to its website that includes seemingly vibe-coded MAGA rip-offs of well-known games. One of them is called Build the Wall and is an obvious clone of Tetris. The Tetris Company, which owns the rights to the game, has since come out to disavow the…

A new game titled Stories of Somnia on Steam blends Paper Mario-style turn-based combat with the exploration and ability-based progression of Super Metroid. Stories of Somnia is an upcoming indie JRPG on Steam that puts exploration, puzzles, companion collecting, and a hand-drawn storybook world at the center of the experience.…